Every Wednesday we'll bring you "What's In It Wednesday". A blog about what's in typical bath and beauty products, including the good, the bad and the ugly. We want you to know what we use or don't use in our products and why!

Today's ingredient comes from our products:  Shea Butter.  We put shea butter in our lip balms, some of our soaps, and of course, our shea butter body creme.  So what is it?  Shea butter is a fat extracted from the nut of the African shea tree.  It is used in cosmetics as a mosturizer and is also used if food preparation.  

Not all shea butters are alike!  The best shea butters have been cold processed without any chemicals added. We use unrefined organic shea butter so that there are no added chemicals and it retains it's vitamin A.  Shea butter moisturizes skin and helps with conditions such as itching, cracking, eczema, and dermatitis.  Shea butter is wonderful stuff!